Best, Bill Gangluff

It is with great excitement that I announce the addition of Jordan Wahlstrom as Assistant Director on the Executive Events & Stewardship team. Jordan started with the University on Monday, July 23.

In her role as Assistant Director, Jordan will work closely with members of the Executive Events team and partners across campus on the registration and planning process for Advisory Council Weekends. She will also assist with groundbreaking and dedications. Additionally, Jordan will be responsible for planning and executing a variety of events throughout the year, including events such as the President’s Holiday Prayer Service and Reception, Community Leaders’ Breakfast, Welcome Weekend events, and Presidential Forums. Jordan will also serve as a graphic designer to the team.

As the head of Marketing and Graphic Design for Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve (Niles, MI) for the past four years, Jordan has been responsible to plan, organize, and execute initiatives that connect donors, members, and the community to Fernwood. In this capacity, Jordan has coordinated fundraising events, designed print promotions, cultivated relationships with local businesses, and led travel programs with Fernwood members and friends.

Jordan has worked with a wide variety of graphic design mediums, including ads, banners, brochures, newsletters, posters, flyers, invitations, programs, and forms. In addition to creating print media, Jordan has managed Fernwood’s social media pages and website, ensuring that Fernwood’s online presence is engaging and informative.

Since 2012, Jordan has also owned and operated JN Design & Photography. A graduate of Grand Valley State University, Jordan holds a bachelor’s degree in Advertising and Public Relations Writing.

Please join me in warmly welcoming Jordan Wahlstrom to the Special Events & Stewardship team.

Sincerely,

Cristi

NDAA has an open position for a  Engagement Marketing, Program Director.  If you are interested in exploring this position please visit jobs.nd.edu and/or contact  Bill Gangluff.

Thank you

The Integrated Work Environment Committee continues to explore enhancements to our ESC workspace.  We are excited to share renovations will begin on our first pilot space this week so all can witness and experience potential new layouts and products as we look to the future.

This pilot space will be located where the SRDs, Micki and Gavin currently share an office, as well as across the hall to include the Hesburgh and Grotto Rooms.  Attached is a rendering to help you envision the new layout, but please pose questions to any committee member.  As this space has served as a home-base to Micki, Gavin, Stu, Anne, Tim and Marty, it will no longer be their assigned office.  This new space will be for ALL members of Development to use, accommodating  individual work, one-on-one conversations, private phone calls, and small group work.  You will see from the renderings there is both public and private space planned for this pilot.  At this point, we plan to keep this all first come first serve, rather than allowing for specific space to be reserved.

Those at Grace and ESC were recently invited to participate in surveys regarding their work environment.  This pilot, in many ways, is another type of survey.  We ask all to spend time working in this new space and provide feedback on your experience to the committee.

Below is a timeline of expected work, which will begin this Friday, July 20, with the space being ready for use by early August.  Our apologies for any disruptions this work may cause, thank you for your patience:

July 20: Business Furnishings to remove furniture and take down walls.

July 23-25: painting, HVAC, electrical work.

July 26-27: install of first wave of furniture.

August 7: install of second wave of furniture.

This is the first tangible step in what will be a process that continues over a number of months.  We fully recognize that some of you have reservations about the outcome of this process and there will be challenges along the way.  But with your full and honest support, we will work together to create a new work environment that fully accommodates our growing Development team in a way that is creative, energizing and promotes a true spirit of team.  Please be patient and help us succeed.

Thank you,
IWEC

Pilot Space 1

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Team,

We are excited to announce this year’s Giving Societies Football Events! This year’s slate of football weekend events can be previewed at https://giving.nd.edu/ways-to-give/giving-societies/football-events/.

Several of the events have been re-imagined, so have a look at the new locations and concepts. We will be sending an email this week to SORIN, Rockne, JCOS, OSTM, and Badin Guild members with a link to the site, which includes registration dates for each game.

Please feel free to direct your donors to the site, and should you have questions contact me at slongo1@nd.edu or the OnwardND Donor Experience Team at 574-631-5198.

Thanks,

Shannon Longo

Donor Experience Events & Materials Coordinator

As the University Relations HRC, I will continue to host open office hours in Eddy Street Commons and Grace Hall.  I am looking forward to meeting with all team members to answer your questions and provide resources.  Office hou rs will consist of a walk in format, alternatively, you are able to reserve a specific time with me that will work for your schedule.  To confirm a time with me, please feel free to email me directly at laura.picking@nd.edu. The offi ce hours in Eddy Street Commons will be held in conference room 3295 from 8:30am to 11:00am typically Monday and Thursday, unless otherwise noted. Office hours in Grace Hall will be held in room 400, and can also be scheduled by emailing or calling me directly.

ESC Office Hour Dates – July
12th, 26th (9:30-11:30am), 30th

Thanks, & hope to see you soon!
Laura
Laura Picking, PHR, SHRM-CP
HR Consultant | University of Notre Dame
574-631-1396 | laura.picking@n d.edu | http://hr.nd.edu

Dear Team:

I am excited and grateful to share that Debra De St. Jean will return to our development team as Sarah Bogucki’s successor in the role of development associate effective July 23, 2018. Deb had worked in 405 as a senior administrative assistant from 2004 to 2010, and since 2010 she has served as the business coordinator for The Observer. In her new role,

Debra will: (1) help lead the organizational effectiveness efforts in the areas I serve; (2) manage special projects, especially around benchmarking and the Advisory Council program; (3) oversee the hospitality and reception in 405 Main; and (4) provide day-to-day administrative support and donor service.

I know that Debra’s experience, do-whatever-it-takes service ethic, and engaging personality will strengthen our entire team as we work together to advance Notre Dame’s sacred mission. Please join me in welcoming Debra back to our team.

Best, Drew